CVE-2026-19725 WPvivid Backup & Migration < 0.9.131 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via send_to_site_connect
An attacker with a transfer key can create log files in arbitrary writable directories, including the web root, via path traversal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19725?
CVE-2026-19725 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Unknown WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.131 does not sanitise a value taken from an unauthenticated request before using it to build a log file path, allowing an attacker holding a site to site transfer key to create a log file in any existing writable directory of the site, including the web root.
The file name always carries a fixed suffix and the contents are always the WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.131's own log header, so only the location of the file is attacker controlled.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19725?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-19725 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19725 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-567f-mvhw-x8w5.